ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCES ITS EIGHT INAUGURAL ELEVATED ARTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT TAKES PLACE AT 12:30 PM AT THE ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM. THE EIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES, ART LESSONS, FIELD TRIPS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. THE SCHOOLS WILL PUT AN…… MORE
Forty-Seven Pounds of Pot
FORTY SEVEN POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IS OFF THE STREETS OF NEW MEXICO. THIS AFTER THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOUND THE DRUG DURING A TRAFFIC STOP TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 10:45 ON I-40 NEAR ATRISCO VISTA BOULEVARD. THE K-9 UNIT HELPED WITH THE ARREST OF NEAL BERRY, WHO’S NOW CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE…… MORE
MDC Firing Upheld
THE FIRING OF A METRO DETENTION CENTER CORRECTIONS OFFICER HAS BEEN UPHELD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT AN INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR RULED THAT FORMER JAIL SERGEANT ERIC ALLEN USED EXCESSIVE FORCE AT LEAST TWICE, AND THAT HIS FIRING SHOULD NOT BE SET ASIDE. BERNALILLO COUNTY ATTORNEY KEN MARTINEZ TELLS THE JOURNAL THAT ALLEN WAS INVOLVED IN…… MORE
Gold & Silver Exchange Owner Pleads Guilty
AN ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL TAX EVASION CHARGES. SEVENTY-SIX YEAR OLD DAVID CASTLE, THE OWNER OF GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE, ADMITTED THAT HE FAILED TO PAY MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXES THAT HE OWED THE IRS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. WHEN CASTLE IS SENTENCED, HE…… MORE
A New and Improved Transit Station
MORE LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND A NEW CANOPY. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE REFURBISHED CENTRAL AND UNSER TRANSIT CENTER ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ WAS ON HAND TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. HE SAYS AS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE CONTINUES TO INCREASE, HE’S ASKING ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
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Nob Hill Businesses Want Night Time Patrols
BUSINESS OWNERS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS MORE POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING AT NIGHT. THE SHOP OWNERS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME IN NOB HILL … ESPECIALLY AFTER UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LOBO BASEBALL PLAYER JACKSON WELLER WAS SHOT TO DEATH THIS WEEK NEAR CENTRAL AND RICHMOND, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NOB…… MORE
Money for Migrants
IT IS DONE. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT VOTED TO APPROVE 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP IMMIGRANTS SEEKING ASYLUM WHO ARE TEMPORARILY STAYING IN THE CITY BEFORE GOING ON TO THEIR SPONSORS ELSEWHERE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN BUSED INTO ALBUQUERQUE AND HAVE BEEN PUT UP BY FAITH-BASED AND OTHER…… MORE
Another Ballot Try for APS
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GIVING ITS BOND QUESTIONS AND MILL LEVY ANOTHER TRY AT THE BALLOT BOX. THE DISTRICT WILL AGAIN ASK VOTERS THIS NOVEMBER TO APPROVE THE MILL LEVY AND BOND ISSUES … AFTER VOTERS LAST YEAR DEFEATED THOSE ISSUES BY VOTING AGAINST THEM. THE SENATE BILL 9 MILL LEVY WOULD BRING IN 190…… MORE
APD Still Searching for Baseball Player’s Killer
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE TO WORK THE MURDER CASE OF LOBO ATHLETE JACKSON WELLER. THE BASEBALL PLAYER WAS KILLED EARLY SATURDAY NEAR CENTRAL AND RICHMOND IN NOB HILL. POLICE NOW SAY THEY ARE GATHERING INFORMATION AND INTERVIEWING WITNESSES BUT HAVE NO NEW INFORMATION TO RELEASE. POLICE SAY THEY WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ONCE VIOLENT CRIMES DETECTIVES…… MORE
